Concerto for Clarinet & Combo

Concerto for Clarinet & Combo (full title Premiere Recording of Concerto for Clarinet & Combo by Bill Smith, with the Composer on Clarinet, & Bags' Groove, Sophisticated Rabbit, My Old Flame) is an album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men recorded at sessions in 1955 and 1957 and released on the Contemporary label.^[1]

Concerto for Clarinet & Combo
Studio album by Shelly Manne & His Men
Released	1957
Recorded	December 6, 1955 and July 24 & 25, 1957 Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz
Label	Contemporary C3536
Producer	Lester Koenig
Shelly Manne chronology
Li'l Abner (1957) Concerto for Clarinet & Combo (1957) The Gambit (1958)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "All in all, this is a well-balanced and continually interesting set that deserves to be reissued".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Concerto For Clarinet & Combo: First Movement" (Bill Smith) - 5:14
2. "Concerto For Clarinet & Combo: Second Movement" (Smith) - 8:27
3. "Concerto For Clarinet & Combo: Third Movement" (Smith) - 6:39
4. "Sophisticated Rabbit" (Shelly Manne) - 3:22
5. "My Old Flame" (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow) - 5:54
6. "Bags' Groove" (Milt Jackson) - 10:52

• Recorded at Contemporary's studio in Los Angeles on December 6, 1955 (tracks 5 & 6), July 24 1957 (tracks 1-3), and July 25, 1957 (track 4).

Personnel

• Shelly Manne - drums
• Stu Williamson - trumpet, valve trombone
• Bob Enevoldsen - valve trombone (tracks 1-3)
• Vincent DeRosa - French horn (tracks 1-3)
• Bill Smith - clarinet (tracks 1-3)
• Charlie Mariano - alto saxophone (tracks 1-4)
• Bill Holman - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6)
• Jack Montrose - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3)
• Russ Freeman - piano
• Leroy Vinnegar (tracks 5 & 6), Monty Budwig (tracks 1-4) - bass